18 July 2016 - Food and souvenirs from around 50 countries were sold at the festival grounds at the Royal Porcelain Factory KPM in Tiergarten during this year’s "Deli Canto 2016: Here the World Eats," a meeting place for nations and generations on July 02 to 03.

The Philippine booth featured Filipino caterers from Pinoy Restaurant (by Rosalinda Nolasco-Jecht) and Wild Reis (by Kay Alave and Minet de Asis). There was a wide array of Philippine food made available to an international audience from pancit guisado (fried noodles), typical rice cakes, lumpia (crispy rolls filled with minced meat, vegetables and spices) with sweet chili dip and adobo (meat braised in vinegar and soy sauce). Samalamig, a typical cold drink with tapioca pearls and gelatin was also offered.

The Filipiniana Dance Group Berlin headed by Mrs. Veronica Boensch presented four traditional dances namely, the Daling-daling from Mindanao, a dance celebrating the coming of a new princess or prince; the Cariñosa, a much-loved folk dance in the Philippines with Spanish origins; the Obando Dance which is an ancient Filipino fertility ritual; and the Tinikling, also known as the Philippine national dance.

The event was organized under the auspices of the City Foundation Berlin, in cooperation with the office of German Parliament Member Johannes Selle. END